Podcasts about uclh

Scientists have identified the key brain regions essential for logical thinking and problem solving. The study involved a survey of patients who have suffered a brain injury from either a stroke or tumour. To explain the results, including the development of two new tests of reasoning, we're joined by lead author, Dr Joseph Mole from UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology and Department of Neuropsychology at UCLH.Also in this episode:The origins of water on Earth is challenged in a new studyRapid rise in e-cigarettes 'stalls' ahead of a nationwide ban on single-use vapes, study suggestsTwo new species of dinosaur discovered in China within a 125-million-year-old fossilFor all the latest news head to standard.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this episode, Steve and Sarah are joined by respected neurologist, Dr Paul Jarman, from UCLH to talk about the prevention of dementia. In a thought provoking discussion, the pair discuss risk factors, lifestyle and of course the new drugs which promise a whole new chapter in the fight against Alzheimer's disease in particular. And Steve raises the thorny issue of mushrooms! Also covered this week; breast cancer and AI, a new health Minister and what is going on at NHSE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Talking Tech feature, Poppy discusses how surgeons in the UK are implanting a new electronic chip to help patients with sleep apnoea, a condition affecting 8 million people that causes repeated breathing interruptions during sleep. The chip is placed on a nerve controlling tongue muscles, helping keep airways open. One of the first NHS procedures happened at University College London Hospitals, performed on Natalie Boller, who has suffered from the condition for 10 years.

Thames Water bills will rise by more than a third to an average of £588 over the next five years despite its dismal record on pollution and leaks.Water regulator Ofwat said the UK's biggest water company, which supplies London and was recently fined £18 million for breaking share dividends rules, will be allowed to hike its bills by an inflation-busting £152, or 35 per cent - that's an average £31 a year.The charges are being hiked to fund a £104 billion spending plan, with other water companies in England and Wales following suit increasing customer bills.The Standard podcast is joined by Matthew Topham, lead campaigner at We Own It, a pressure group for public ownership.In part two, patients with sleep apnoea are receiving a choice of two nerve stimulators from University College London Hospitals to combat the condition, and it's the first UK healthcare provider to offer both therapies without needing bulky equipment.We're joined by Mr Ryan Chin Taw Cheong, consultant ENT and sleep surgeon at UCLH's Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Game Awards 2024 took place in Los Angeles on Thursday evening. Astro Bot came out on top for wins, and during the ceremony, the first trailer for the heavily teased new CD Projekt Red game The Witcher 4 was released. For everything you need to know, we're joined by The London Standard's Culture and Gaming Writer, Vicky Jessop.Patients with sleep apnoea have received a choice of two nerve stimulators from UCLH hospitals. They are the first hospital in the UK to be offering both of these treatments. Tech & Science Daily spoke to Mr. Ryan Chin Taw Cheong, Consultant ENT and Sleep Surgeon at the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.It's said sleep apnoea could lead to hypertension, strokes, heart attacks, diabetes, and even death.Plus, a group of international scientists claim there's a ‘risk to human life on earth' from synthetic manufactured bacteria, called ‘mirror' microbes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back here today to talk about menopause. We are going to be diving into the basics on what it is and what to expect, and then some ideas on how to optimize lifestyle in this stage as well as various, sometimes conflicting views, on treatment and management options for individuals going through menopause. Joining me in this is episode is none other than a certified British Menopause Society ‘Menopause specialist', Mr Vikram Talaulikar, who is coming to us with a strong clinical background, as an associate specialist at the reproductive medicine unit at UCLH, and an honorary associate professor here at UCL. To learn more about Vikram's work visit his profile on UCHL (https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/mr-vikram-talaulikar) and his LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-sinai-talaulikar-13565411/) Date of episode recording: 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:22:41 Language of episode: English Presenter: Olivia Moir Guests: Mr Vikram Talaulikar Producer: Olivia, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences

We are back here today to talk about menopause. We are going to be diving into the basics on what it is and what to expect, and then some ideas on how to optimize lifestyle in this stage as well as various, sometimes conflicting views, on treatment and management options for individuals going through menopause. Joining me in this is episode is none other than a certified British Menopause Society ‘Menopause specialist', Mr Vikram Talaulikar, who is coming to us with a strong clinical background, as an associate specialist at the reproductive medicine unit at UCLH, and an honorary associate professor here at UCL. To learn more about Vikram's work visit his profile on UCHL (https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/mr-vikram-talaulikar) and his LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikram-sinai-talaulikar-13565411/) Date of episode recording: 2024-09-26T00:00:00Z Duration: 00:22:41 Language of episode: English Presenter: Olivia Moir Guests: Mr Vikram Talaulikar  Producer: Olivia, UCL Faculty of Population Health Sciences 

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women globally. It causes more than 800 deaths in the UK each year. Yet 99.8% of cervical cancer cases are entirely preventable. Regular screening and the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination are helping to reduce the number of deaths. With smart policy and public health interventions NHS England have set 2040 as the target date for total elimination of cervical cancer. If that goal is to be met the issue of health inequality needs to be addressed; currently screening and vaccination rates vary between different regions, communities and socio-economic groups. So what needs to be done to share best practice and narrow these inequalities? In this episode of Spotlight on Policy, host Zoe Grunwald is joined by Emma Cerrone, Business Unit Director for Public Health & Vaccines at MSD; Dr Adeola Olaitan, Honorary Associate Professor at University College London and Honorary Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist at UCLH; and Gayathri Kumar, Senior Economist at OHE, the Office for Health Economics. This episode has been fully funded by MSD who, as sponsors, have reviewed and inputted to the final content. The report referenced by Office for Health Economics throughout this episode was fully funded by MSD. Ultimate editorial control for this episode and the OHE report rests solely with the New Statesman and the Office for Health Economics, respectively. MSD is one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies active in several key areas of global health, including immunisation and oncology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What really is in the food we eat?In this shocking and enlightening episode, Dr. Chris Van Tulleken explores the profound impact ultra-processed foods have on our health, society, and our relationship with food. Dr. Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH with a diploma in Tropical Medicine and a PhD in Molecular Virology from UCL. He is one of the BBC's leading science presenters and author of the groundbreaking book, Ultra-Processed People.This conversation delves into the deceptive nature of food marketing, the challenges of dietary change, and the stark reality of food addiction. Plus, Chris discusses his firsthand experience with an 80% ultra-processed food diet and its alarming implications. This discussion will not only inform you, but empower you to scrutinise your food choices and advocate for a healthier, more transparent food system. Connect with Chris on InstagramBuy Chris's book, Ultra-Processed People***Thank you to my wonderful sponsors!Naturalmat | A healthier, more sustainable night's sleep.Use code LIVEWELL for 10% off***Timecodes00:00 Introduction00:05 Emotional Connections to Food00:08 Defining Unhealthy Foods00:17 Impact of Marketing Strategies03:06 Ultra-Processed Diet Experiments09:29 Consequences of Ultra-Processed Foods26:36 Debunking Diet Myths42:09 The Illusion of Willpower49:21 Actionable Steps for Individuals*****Join my inner circle: https://sarahannmacklin.com/members-hub-subscribe*****Let's be friends!

Wolfgang Wee Uncut #469: Chris van Tulleken is an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH, one of the BBC's leading science presenters and a New York Times bestselling author. 0:00 Food culture 1:40 British food culture 3:45 Disease mechanisms 5:30 Food addiction 11:36 Addicting food 13:45 The food industry 19:00 Information asymetry 21:00 Paid academics 22:15 Sneaky food companies 25:00 Harmful health claims 31:24 Absurd health claims 34:00 Ultra-processed food 34:37 What is ultra-processed food? 43:00 Ice cream 47:00 Scientific advisory commitee 49:53 Tobacco companies 52:00 Marketing 56:52 Marketing 1:02:45 The diet experiment 1:11:43 Mental health 1:19:00 Social responsibility 1:25:00 Destruction of food culture 1:35:00 Regulation 1:42:00 Calories 1:44:15 Exercise

Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis or HLH, heard of the concept but never certain when it applies? Unsure of how to diagnose or manage it? Listen along as Dr Rohan Mehra (RCP education fellow/Infectious diseases and microbiology SPR) and Dr Alexis Jones (Rhematology consultant, UCLH) discuss a clinical case and provide key points to remember so that you can identify when HLH might be the problem, who to call and what to do to tackle this potentially devastating condition. Linkshttps://www.histiouk.org/https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-service/medical-specialties-1/hlh-servicehttps://www.uptodate.com/contents/clinical-features-and-diagnosis-of-hemophagocytic-lymphohistiocytosis  https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10089/hscore-reactive-hemophagocytic-syndromeThis podcast has been made with an educational grant from Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Limited (“BMS”). BMS has had no input or involvement in the design, development or content of the podcast whatsoever. Sound by bensound.com

This week's podcast is another “from the TopMedTalk table” at the recent World Prehabilitation Society annual conference held this year in London. We've been getting a feel for the issues people were discussing by listening to some of the people who took time to pop over and say hello. This week sees us speaking to Imogen Fecher-Jones, lead nurse and project manager for the Perioperative Medicine Service and Preassessment at University Hospital Southampton and Nicholas Tetlow, exercise physiologist at UCLH and an honorary research fellow at UCL.

In our this episode of the ⁠⁠Women in Transport⁠⁠ Podcast we're are discussing Menopause. Menopause is a natural phase of life for many women, yet it often remains shrouded in mystery, with countless myths and misunderstandings. We're here to shed light on the subject and offer insights, advice, and support. Our host, Shireen Ali-Khan is joined by; Professor Carole Davis, Director, Carole L. Davis Associates. Lynsey Michelle Turner, Senior Technician and Apprentice Transport Planner, AECOM Vikram Sinai Talaulikar, Specialist in Reproductive Medicine at UCLH and Hon. Associate Professor in Women's Health at UCL Join us as we emphasise the importance of open communication, empathy, and support for women experiencing menopause and through all life stages. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/womenintransport/message

Hosted by Olivia Moir, this episode discusses ectopic pregnancy with Dr. Annie Solangon, who is a who is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist specialising in Early Pregnancy, Gynaecology and Advanced Ultrasound at UCLH. Presently she is undertaking a PhD in ectopic pregnancy and pregnancies of unknown location, under the supervision of Professor Jurkovic here at UCL. We discuss what ectopic pregnancy is, risk factors involved, the management of this condition - including the controversial use of methotrexate, and you guessed it: the importance of evidence based research in this field! Ectopic pregnancy generally results in pregnancy loss. If you or someone you know is currently coping with pregnancy loss, charities and support groups in the UK such as Tommy's the Baby Charity, and The Miscarriage Association, advocate for and support individuals who have lost babies. Date of episode recording: 2023-09-13 Duration: 00:33:13 Language of episode: English Presenter: Olivia Moir Guests: Dr. Annie Solangon Producer: Olivia Moir, Changemakers Funding

Octopus is a new clinical trial for people living with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), which is designed and run by the MRC CTU at UCL. Thanks to its multi-arm multi-stage platform design, Octopus has the potential to transform the way treatments for progressive MS are tested. The trial is now open in the UK and will be recruiting participants for the next few years. The podcast mini-series will explore the trial from different perspectives by talking to neurologists, MS experts and people affected by MS. Part 1 covers the treatment and research landscape of MS and the challenges of treating progressive MS. It features Jeremy Chataway, neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery at UCLH, Professor of Neurology at UCL and co-lead of the Neurodegenerative Diseases progamme at the MRC CTU at UCL, who is leading the Octopus trial. We also hear from Dawn Lyle, Lead Research MS Nurse, and Matthew Justin, MS Specialist, who are based at the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurologic Clinic in Edinburgh. - For more information and to access the transcript: https://bit.ly/3S6FKP4 For questions or feedback on the series, message us at mrcctu.engage@ucl.ac.uk As a listener, your opinion is very valuable to us. Please help us to improve the podcast in the future by filling in this short survey: forms.office.com/e/PjfjQ5Mn6g

Hosted by Olivia Moir, this episode discusses ectopic pregnancy with Dr. Annie Solangon, who is a who is an Obstetrician & Gynaecologist specialising in Early Pregnancy, Gynaecology and Advanced Ultrasound at UCLH. Presently she is undertaking a PhD in ectopic pregnancy and pregnancies of unknown location, under the supervision of Professor Jurkovic here at UCL. We discuss what ectopic pregnancy is, risk factors involved, the management of this condition - including the controversial use of methotrexate, and you guessed it: the importance of evidence based research in this field! Ectopic pregnancy generally results in pregnancy loss. If you or someone you know is currently coping with pregnancy loss, charities and support groups in the UK such as Tommy's the Baby Charity, and The Miscarriage Association, advocate for and support individuals who have lost babies. Date of episode recording: 2023-09-13Duration: 00:33:13Language of episode: EnglishPresenter: Olivia MoirGuests: Dr. Annie SolangonProducer: Olivia Moir, Changemakers Funding 

Welcome to the third episode of season two of Conversations in Fetal Medicine, where we talk to Professor Jan Deprest. Jan Deprest is a leading international fetal surgeon who works two days a week at UCLH as a consultant and at UCL as a professor of obstetrics and gynaecology. At UCL he works in the Institute for Women's Health and the Translational Imaging Group. For the rest of the week he works at his home institutions,  at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and its University Hospitals Leuven (Belgium). Professor Deprest is currently the academic chair of the Department of Development and Regeneration and director of the Centre for Surgical Technologies.Clinically he is the director of the fetal surgery programme in Leuven. He trained in fetal medicine in Leuven (Belgium), St George's Hospital London (UK), Leiden (Holland) and attended the programme at Children's Hospital Philadelphia (PA, USA). He established the Eurofoetus consortium, which is dedicated to the development of instruments and techniques for minimally invasive fetal and placental surgery. The Leuven Fetal Medicine Team focuses on antenatal modulation of lung development, e.g. for pulmonary hypoplasia due to congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) as well as for bronchopulmonary dysplasia. He has headed several clinical studies dedicated to the prenatal prediction of survival of fetuses with isolated CDH using genetic testing, ultrasound and fetal MRI imaging. He developed a percutaneous method for fetoscopic placement of a balloon into the fetal trachea (FETO).  His translational research also investigates the application of amniotic fluid derived stem cells for treating fetuses or neonates with CDH or other lung disorders, fetal membrane wound healing and brain development in fetuses exposed to steroids or anesthesia.Bio from UCLH: https://www.uclh.nhs.uk/our-services/find-consultant/professor-jan-deprestBio from KU Leuven: https://www.kuleuven.be/wieiswie/en/person/00031972ORCID record (to see his many publications): https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4920-945XWe have not included any patient identifiable information, and this podcast is intended for professional education rather than patient information (although welcome anyone interested in the field to listen). Please get in touch with feedback or suggestions for future guests or topics: conversationsinfetalmed@gmail.com, or via Twitter (X) or Instagram via @fetalmedcast. Music by Crowander ('Acoustic romance') used under creative commons licence. Podcast created, hosted and edited by Dr Jane Currie. 

Welcome to episode 134 [originally broadcast on Wednesday 9 August 2023] of #mhTV​​​​​​​​. This week Nicky Lambert and David Munday spoke with guest Michaela Lydon about working in children and adolescent services. ML: Michaela is a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse who is currently working as a CYP Psychiatry Clinical Nurse Specialist at UCLH, having worked in various tier 4 units since 2015. She has a special interest in complex trauma and personality disorders, in addition to young peoples mental health in relation to social media and societal changes. Born to Irish parents in North West London, Michaela enjoys anything horror or true crime related, illustration and drawing, and spending time with her Frenchie, Willow. Some links to follow: - CAMHS Resources - https://www.camhs-resources.co.uk/ - Calm Harm is a free app that helps you manage or resist the urge to self-harm - https://calmharm.co.uk/ - Clear Fear is an app developed for teenage mental health charity stem4 by Dr Nihara Krause, Consultant Clinical Psychologist - https://www.clearfear.co.uk/ - MeeToo Free Mental Health App For Teens - https://www.youthemployment.org.uk/meetoo-free-mental-health-app-for-teens/ - Young Minds - https://www.youngminds.org.uk/ Some X links to follow are: VG - www.twitter.com/VanessaRNMH NL - www.twitter.com/niadla​​​​​​​​ DM - www.twitter.com/davidamunday Credits: #mhTV Presenters: Vanessa Gilmartin, Nicky Lambert & David Munday Guest: Michaela Lydon Theme music: Tony Gillam Production & Editing: David Munday

Robert Leigh initially trained as a Dental Nurse, which was his first steps into the world of dentistry. He then joined the Eastman Dental Hospital at UCLH and completed his training to become a Dental Hygienist. Robert took on many leadership roles throughout his training and is currently studying for a BSc in Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care. He also completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Periodontics and is currently working in Community Healthcare NHS Trust as an Oral Health Promoter. In this episode, Robert discusses all the different paths he has come across since qualifying and shares advice for those embarking their dental career journey. Find us on social media, here; For more information visit: linktr.ee/EDHEC

This week the boys have an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH and renowned BBC science presenter. They dive deep into the world of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and their effects on our health. Where the f*** does UPF come from? Dr. Van Tulleken unveils the surprising sources of these heavily processed foods that have become so prevalent in our modern diets. Dr. Chris shows us how UPF cleverly hacks our brains and how they manipulate our taste buds and cravings. Despite the profound effects of UPF on our health, there seems to be a lack of public awareness of these issues. Dr. Van Tulleken shares his insights on why this might be the case and discusses the importance of increasing public understanding of the risks associated with UPFs. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

This week the boys have an eye-opening conversation with Dr. Chris Van Tulleken, an infectious diseases doctor at UCLH and renowned BBC science presenter. They dive deep into the world of ultra-processed foods (UPF) and their effects on our health. Where the f*** does UPF come from? Dr. Van Tulleken unveils the surprising sources of these heavily processed foods that have become so prevalent in our modern diets. Dr. Chris shows us how UPF cleverly hacks our brains and how they manipulate our taste buds and cravings. Despite the profound effects of UPF on our health, there seems to be a lack of public awareness of these issues. Dr. Van Tulleken shares his insights on why this might be the case and discusses the importance of increasing public understanding of the risks associated with UPFs. Join the post-episode conversation over on Discord! https://discord.gg/expeUDN

In this latest episode of ASTCT Talks, Dr. Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD sits down with Dr. Richard J. O'Reilly, MD and Professor Karl S. Peggs, MB, BCh, MA, MRCP, FRCPath to discuss Virus-Specific T-Cells (VST). They dive into what VSTs are, safety of VSTs, challenges and opportunities of adoptive cell therapy for viruses and more. Disclaimer: Dr. Richard O'Reilly received royalties following licensure of the EBV-specific T-cell bank by Atara Biotherapeutics and has subsequently received research support and consultant fees from Atara Biotherapeutics. About Genovefa Papanicolaou, MD Genovefa Papanicolaou (@GenPapaMD) is an infectious disease physician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and professor at Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University in New York. She is the past Chair of the Transplant Infectious Disease Special Interest Group (TID-SIG) of ASTCT (2021-2023). Her research areas of interest include viral infections, biomarkers, and personalized infection management. About Richard J. O'Reilly, MD Richard J. O'Reilly, MD is the Claire L. Tow Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research and former Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. As Chief of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Services in both the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine, Dr. O'Reilly pioneered transplantation approaches for patients who lack HLA matched siblings. He and his colleagues introduced the use of marrow transplants from matched unrelated donors and thereafter T-cell depleted transplants from HLA half matched donors for children with lethal immune deficiencies and both children and adults with leukemia.  In 1994, he introduced the use of transplant donor T-cells for the treatment of EBV-induced lymphomas. Currently, he is evaluating  adoptive cell therapy employing banked partially HLA-matched and appropriately HLA restricted T-cells from third party healthy donors for viral infections and  leukemias, conducting Phase I and II trials testing adoptive transfer of these  virus-specific and tumor-specific T-cells following T-cell depleted HCT as a therapeutic approach for EBV lymphoproliferative disease, drug resistant CMV infections and leukemic relapse in the post transplant period.  About Professor Karl S. Peggs, MB, BCh, MA, MRCP, FRCPath Karl completed his medical training at Cambridge and Oxford Universities. Following specialisation in Haematology, he spent 5 years developing adoptive cellular therapies for viruses at UCL. After taking the position Head of Adult Stem Cell Transplantation Services at UCLH, he spent 3 years at Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center, NY in the laboratory of Dr James Allison, contributing to the body of work underpinning checkpoint blockade that led to the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2018. On his return, he continued his work in the field of anti-viral T cell therapies, established the clinical translational side of the academic CAR T cell programme at UCLH and ran a joint Research Laboratory with Professor Sergio Quezada in the UCL Cancer Institute from 2010-2021, becoming Head of the Academic Research Department of Haematology in 2019 and Director of the Sir Naim Dangoor Centre for Cellular Therapy. He was a co-founder of Achilles Therapeutics in 2016, transitioning to the CMO role in 2021.

In this episode Laura speak with Sian Chinwuba, a Paediatric Staff Nurse and winner of Student Nursing Time Awards for the Most Inspirational Student Nurse of the Year 2021. Sian discusses her first year as a newly qualified on a rotation programme. She outlines the positives and negatives of a rotation programme. She gives advice for students and newly qualified nurses in how to manage stress and how to deal with difficult situations at work. Sian speaks about the MSc in Women's Health at UCLH she recently started (at the time of recording) and her career aims and goals for the future.

In this weeks episode Prof. Chand shares his journey to becoming a world-leading robotic and laparoscopic surgeon. We delve into his love for sports and why it played such a crucial role in his surgical career. Prof. Chand shares the challenges + benefits he has seen throughout his career comparing to how things are now.  We talk about his passion for tech in surgery, the latest advances, resistances by the surgical community and his role as chief medical officer at AIS. We end sharing all the lessons he has learnt so far in his career and what really matters most! Professor Manish Chand is a world-leading robotic and laparoscopic surgeon at The London Clinic and University College Hospital. He is deeply involved in the research and innovation of technology-based products which can benefit healthcare. Outside his core role, he is the Chief Medical Officer for The AIS Channel. Connect with Prof. Manish Chand ------------------------------------- Episode Sponsor - YFood Fellow doctors, entrepreneurs, professionals…busy people… sometimes getting a meal in is difficult, it happens - but we need to fuel our body with what it needs.  I want to tell you about YFood, a balanced, simple and quite tasty wholesome ready to drink meal. Yes meal. That means it keeps you full for about 5 hours making sure you don't become hangry and unproductive, but also its packed with 26 vitamins and minerals not forgetting to mention 33g of protein. They're not joking about, if you don't believe us ⬇️ Check it out!  You also get a cheeky discount

We don't like to think about death. To many, death and dying have no value and are relegated to the margins of our lives. But about half a million of us in Britain die each year, mostly in our 80s, with half of us dying in our usual place of residence – in our own bed. With palliative care stretched and family and friends often left unsupported, what could be an enriching and meaningful phase of life can become over-medicalised, transactional and feared. There have been many attempts over recent years to normalise conversations on death, and in January this year The Lancet published its commission on the value of death following a five-year inquiry. So how could we die better in the UK? Or as The Lancet commission puts it, how do we bring death back into life? To discuss, our chief executive Dr Jennifer Dixon is joined by the two lead authors of the commission:  Richard Smith, currently Chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change. Richard's former roles include editor of the BMJ, chair of the board of trustees of the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh and director of the UnitedHealth Chronic Disease Initiative.  Libby Sallnow, Palliative medicine consultant at CNWL & UCLH and honorary senior clinical lecturer in new public health approaches at St Christopher's & UCL. Show notes The Lancet Commission on the Value of Death (2022) The Lancet Overdiagnosis and overtreatment during the covid-19 pandemic (2021) BMJ Neighborhood Network in Palliative Care (2022) Centre for Health Market Innovations What is an End of Life Doula? (2022) End of Life Doula UK The Lancet Commission on Palliative Care and Pain Relief (2018) The Lancet

Getting to the moon was no easy feat, no matter how confident President Kennedy may have sounded in his famous 1961 speech. NASA built a team from the ground up, and there were plenty of moments where it seemed as if they weren't going to make it. Kevin Fong tells stories of just how close they came, and how risky it was. After all, it was hard to feel safe when a pen could go straight through the module. Professor Kevin Fong is a consultant anaesthetist at UCLH and professor of public engagement and innovation in the Department of Science, Technology, Education and Public Policy (STEaPP) at University College London and an expert in space medicine.If you'd like to learn more, we have hundreds of history documentaries, ad-free podcasts and audiobooks at History Hit - subscribe today! To download the History Hit app please go to the Android or Apple store. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Dr Ben Lovell is back! He's a twitter legend, author, associate professor of medical education and  consultant in acute internal medicine at UCLH, where he's also the postgraduate lead for acute medicine.  As it's Pride month, he talks to Nik about the Netflix drama 'Heartstopper' and the issues it deals with. Amongst other things they discuss coming out, the importance of role models and challenging stereotypes. There's also the usual look at the medial news headlines and the week in daytime TV.Twitter: @BoggledDocs Instagram: @BoggledDocs#BDdoseEmail:       boggleddocs@gmail.comBen's song choice: Ghost- Indigo Girls https://open.spotify.com/track/2MEeX1MIF33VUw15pTmBfR?si=E_1rM3j5RIiQkL0_xBAGXA&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Aindigo%2520girls%2520Headlines https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1631369/cancer-symptoms-nausea-after-eating-stomach-cancer-signshttps://www.dailystar.co.uk/health/wearing-your-belt-tight-could-27319275https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1631321/cancer-hair-loss-early-higher-risk-later-lifehttps://www.annalsofoncology.org/article/S0923-7534(19)38396-6/pdfDaytime TVHeadacheshttps://thismorningitv.page.link/KYKzJfCr7QTtUgWs9Polio https://thismorningitv.page.link/RQnTz6snG9q7xXrr5MS https://twitter.com/bbcmorninglive/status/1540253563103985664?s=12MS Society Video https://twitter.com/mssocietyuk/status/1540253141987467266?s=12Heartstopper - Netflixhttps://www.itgetsbetter.org.uk/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/help-advice/coming-out-0https://www.brook.org.uk/your-life/coming-out/https://comingoutstoriespodcast.com/Boggled docs song of the weekWhy Am I Like This? Orla Gartland https://open.spotify.com/track/1VaB7rOe1mK60C2M9dUl2Y?si=-gXRC5YTTz-OTi9_jn57eA&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A7et01bfoS60LavCZOAFfzsDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.  

Dr Michelle Ni Raghallaigh is an NHS-trained insomnia specialist and cognitive neuroscientist. Michelle helps individuals who are suffering with insomnia using the evidence-based approach Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBTI). This is the ‘gold standard' treatment for insomnia which uses a range of strategies to improve sleep quality and is known to be extremely effective for individuals with a range of different physical (e.g. chronic pain and cancer) and mental health (e.g. anxiety and depression) conditions. Using CBTI, Michelle will help you get refreshing sleep naturally, without having to rely on sleeping tablet prescriptions or over-the-counter medication. The benefits of CBTI persist in the long-term, long beyond when the therapy finishes. It has been proven to help those with even very long-term (decades) poor sleep. Michelle's approach is always personally tailored to you individually and your own unique sleep difficulty and circumstances. A former insomnia sufferer herself, Michelle has been a cognitive neuroscientist for 20 years (including a PhD from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and clinical research at UCL, London), trained in insomnia therapy at the Insomnia and Behavioural Sleep Medicine Clinic, UCLH and is a member of The British Sleep Society. She runs a private practice and delivers insomnia therapy both online via Zoom to UK and international clients and in-person at her clinic space in Cambridge. Michelle's wish is to bring together her long-standing experience of critically evaluating scientific evidence, and her training in insomnia therapy, to provide a compassionate and evidence-driven way of helping those who are struggling with their sleep. To discover the success stories of Michelle's clients and their life-changing experience of overcoming insomnia, see here. If you would like to find out more about how Michelle can help you sleep, visit Michelle's website here or contact hello@the-sleep-space.com. You can follow Dr Michelle on Instagram here for her sleep tips: https://www.instagram.com/thesleepsphere/ ★FREE 5 Day MS Strength Challenge: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/MSstrengthchallengeapp Additional Resources: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/insider Reach out to Me: Gretchen@DoctorGretchenHawley.com Website: www.MSingLink.com Social: ★ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mswellness ★ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gretchen ★ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/doctorgretchenhawley?sub_confirmation=1 → Game Changers Course: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/GameChangersCourse → Total Core Program: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/TotalCoreProgram → The MSing Link: https://www.doctorgretchenhawley.com/TheMSingLink

Dr Hazel Wallace is the founder of 'The Food Medic', she is a medical doctor recently having bee a Covid Dr. at UCLH in London. She is a qualified Nutritionist, Personal Trainer, an Author and a Podcaster. In this episode we discuss change. Haze has made several leaps of faith in her time and we learn what allowed her to find the courage to do so. We understand how exercise can help us be healthier, happier and more fulfilled plus so much more. Enjoy!

This week, Nik is joined by Dr Ben Lovell- twitter legend, an associate professor of medical education and a consultant in acute internal medicine at UCLH, where he is also the postgraduate lead for acute medicine.  They discuss the reboot of "Sex And The City", HBO series "And Just Like That..."The conversation covers how even supportive parents and families can stumble as part of the journey of gender expression and identity of their loved one. They talk about pronouns, starting a brand new chapter later in life, television drama shorthand, and an infamous final scene on an exercise bike!All that , plus the usual look at the medical news headlines and the week in daytime TV.Ben song choice: Express Yourself- Madonna https://open.spotify.com/track/6ioBgySxoeQKALvAeLEmId?si=z57_heHNRmuzb3Gjk96Nog&context=spotify%3Asearch%3Amadonna%2520exHeadlineshttps://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/test-to-find-melanoma-a-year-earlier-9kgq50vrfhttps://www.unibas.ch/en/News-Events/News/Uni-Research/Magnesium-is-essential-for-the-immune-system--including-in-the-fight-against-cancer.htmlhttps://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/eating-dark-chocolate-could-helppeople-25993994https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/17403483/lime-viagra-four-times-more-potent/https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1552698/statins-side-effects-pain-mouth-throatNocebo statins:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-54951648Daytime TVDr Ellie Cannon https://thismorningitv.page.link/rNJiGvbzDhzDyudq8Prof Tim Spector https://thismorningitv.page.link/gey8dgUXYYwYhGww5Adele Roberts https://twitter.com/gmb/status/1484450424472096773?s=21And Just Like Thathttps://www.sky.com/watch/title/series/170d603a-d5c8-4489-b44f-0d7245d184f0Mermaids: ‘Helping gender-diverse kids, young people and their families since 1995':https://mermaidsuk.org.ukBoggled Docs song of the week:Fraggle Rock theme:https://open.spotify.com/track/5QIkpHVThnrfsK4wOOxRIP?si=IEMjFWcuTZKFw12u-gSc2g&context=spotify%3Asearch%3AfragglDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or other qualified health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast.  

We're finishing the year with 5 special themed podcasts sharing some of the narrated blogs we've published throughout the year, introduced by Adam Smith. Our last compilation of the week has been titled Thriving not just Surviving – we had a lot of blogs early in the year sharing life during lockdown, the importance of mental health, and how, as researchers you need to have an extra level of resilience to cope with the extra challenges that come with failed applications and rejection – and how to bounce back. So today, we're sharing a few blogs on surviving lockdown and coping with the stressors of academia. Adam Smith narrates his own blog blog titled "How to Build Resilience and Bounce Back". Beth Eyre, PhD Student at The University of Sheffield shared her tips in a blog called "Looking after your wellbeing as a PhD Student... During a Pandemic". Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate from The University of Manchester shares his advice on "Keeping Sane in Lockdown". Morgan Daniel, now an Assistant Psychologist at UCLH shared her year as an MSc Student, this blog was one of her last during the journey "Tips for Taking Care of yourself during Gradschool". If you enjoyed these blogs, remember that we have a dedicated blogs podcast channel, where we publish several new posts every week - subscribe in your podcast app, or read them all on our website. Dedicated Blogs Podcast - apple.co/3BMzhxu Read more blogs, and find out about our contributors at: www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk This podcast is brought to you in association with Alzheimer's Research UK and Alzheimer's Society, who we thank for their ongoing support.

Today we are talking to Dr. Sallie Baxendale, a consultant neuropsychologist and part of the Epilepsy Surgery program meat the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queens Square, London! We talk about her work in assessing and preparing People With Epilepsy for potential epilepsy neurosurgery, and how the mental health conditions experienced by many can form a huge part of the picture for people when it comes to surgery and quality of life.We also talk about the impact of social media when it comes to impacts on people with epilepsy, how it affects people, and what Sallie and her colleagues have learned from it. We also talk about the impact of social media when it comes to impacts on people with epilepsy, how it affects people, and what Sallie and her colleagues have learned from it. **CHECK OUT SALLIE**UCL: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/news/2018/aug/dr-sallie-baxendale-receives-award-international-neuropsychological-society ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sallie-Baxendale Wiley: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Baxendale%2C+Sallie Sallie's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coping-Memory-Problems-Sallie-Baxendale/dp/1529329213 British Psychological Society: https://thepsychologist.bps.org.uk/volume-31/october/neuropsychology-award ILAE: https://www.ilae.org/sallie-baxendale/contact **CHECK OUT THE YOUTUBE VIDEO WITH SALLIE**YouTube: https://bit.ly/32oU2mw**CONNECT WITH TORIE**Website: https://www.torierobinson.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/torierobinson10LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/torierobinsonInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/torierobinson10 Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/TorieRobinsonSpeaker 

Dr. Paul Glynne,  Consultant Physician and Medical Director at The Physicians' Clinic and former medical director at UCLH. He is the Sherlock Holmes of diagnostic medicine and is now treating patients with Long Covid.  He shares with us the current management strategies he believes can help Covid 'Long Haulers'. Glynne advocates a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach to help patients manage their symptoms. 

This piece is a worthwhile deep dive into this perioperative medicine and how we go forward with it. Hear the panel speak about what it is they want for the future and what it is they are doing now. With questions submitted from the online audience the panel get into the detail. Essential listening for any student of perioperative medicine. It includes a mention for the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society, their website is here: https://www.welshpoms.com/ This is part two of a two part piece of the same name. Presented by David Walker, Professor in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL, Kim Caulfield, Perioperative Medicine Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mike Grocott Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton, Aislinn Sherwin, a Fellow in Perioperative Medicine and Onco-Anaesthesia at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Roisin Coary, final year SpR in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, with a specialist interest in Peri-operative Medicine, Dublin Ireland and Isra Hassan, a post-CCT Perioperative Medicine Fellow at the University College of London Hospital she co-founded the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society in 2018 which now has over 100 members, and to date has delivered two national conferences, Andrea Haren, perioperative medicine fellow at UCLH she worked with Guys and St Thomas' working with the POPS Clinic she is currently a locum consultant anaesthetist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin and Pádraig Ó Scanaill, Locum Consultant Anaesthetist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.

This piece is a worthwhile deep dive into this perioperative medicine and how we go forward with it. Hear the panel speak about what it is they want for the future and what it is they are doing now. With questions submitted from the online audience the panel get into the detail. Essential listening for any student of perioperative medicine. When should we pre-assess patients? Should all anaesthetists be doing pre-operative sessions? What is it about the role of the anaesthestist that makes it uniquely suited to the discipline of perioperative medicine? This is part one of a two part piece of the same name. Presented by David Walker, Professor in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL, Kim Caulfield, Perioperative Medicine Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mike Grocott Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton, Aislinn Sherwin, a Fellow in Perioperative Medicine and Onco-Anaesthesia at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Roisin Coary, final year SpR in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, with a specialist interest in Peri-operative Medicine, Dublin Ireland and Isra Hassan, a post-CCT Perioperative Medicine Fellow at the University College of London Hospital she co-founded the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society in 2018 which now has over 100 members, and to date has delivered two national conferences, Andrea Haren, perioperative medicine fellow at UCLH she worked with Guys and St Thomas' working with the POPS Clinic she is currently a locum consultant anaesthetist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin and Pádraig Ó Scanaill, Locum Consultant Anaesthetist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.

This piece is a question and answer session with questions from the online audience. What do we think is the clinical care difference that having an elevated level of monitoring and more people around of all all sorts? Why is it good for our patients? As regards admissions to your campus care area; what criteria do you use? Do we need rapid critical care expansion in countries with very few beds? Could the enhanced care wards, in their approach, be compared with the post anaesthetic care unit? Would you cancel or postpone a cancer patient's operation, if not enhanced care or post operative critical care bed available? If you feel it is essential, if you feel the operation essential? Presented by Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and Lee Fleisher, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania with Ramani Moonsinghe, Professor of Perioperative Medicine at University College London (UCL), Hon Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH, Mike Swart, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Torbay Hospital and advisor to the UK Department of Health for the Enhanced Recovery Programme and Anna Batchellor, trained in anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) she works in Newcastle upon Tyne; past President of the Intensive Care Society, past Dean of the Faculty of ICM, past member of Council of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. She tried to retire in June 2016 and managed to spend a year working part time before being hijacked by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.

This piece is a worthwhile deep dive into this perioperative medicine and how we go forward with it. Hear the panel speak about what it is they want for the future and what it is they are doing now. With questions submitted from the online audience the panel get into the detail. Essential listening for any student of perioperative medicine. It includes a mention for the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society, their website is here: https://www.welshpoms.com/ This is part two of a two part piece of the same name. Presented by David Walker, Professor in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL, Kim Caulfield, Perioperative Medicine Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mike Grocott Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton, Aislinn Sherwin, a Fellow in Perioperative Medicine and Onco-Anaesthesia at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Roisin Coary, final year SpR in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, with a specialist interest in Peri-operative Medicine, Dublin Ireland and Isra Hassan, a post-CCT Perioperative Medicine Fellow at the University College of London Hospital she co-founded the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society in 2018 which now has over 100 members, and to date has delivered two national conferences, Andrea Haren, perioperative medicine fellow at UCLH she worked with Guys and St Thomas' working with the POPS Clinic she is currently a locum consultant anaesthetist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin and Pádraig Ó Scanaill, Locum Consultant Anaesthetist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.

This piece is a worthwhile deep dive into this perioperative medicine and how we go forward with it. Hear the panel speak about what it is they want for the future and what it is they are doing now. With questions submitted from the online audience the panel get into the detail. Essential listening for any student of perioperative medicine. When should we pre-assess patients? Should all anaesthetists be doing pre-operative sessions? What is it about the role of the anaesthestist that makes it uniquely suited to the discipline of perioperative medicine? This is part one of a two part piece of the same name. Presented by David Walker, Professor in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, University College London Hospitals, Honorary Senior Lecturer UCL, Kim Caulfield, Perioperative Medicine Fellow, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Mike Grocott Professor of Anaesthesia and critical care at the University of Southampton, Aislinn Sherwin, a Fellow in Perioperative Medicine and Onco-Anaesthesia at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Roisin Coary, final year SpR in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine, with a specialist interest in Peri-operative Medicine, Dublin Ireland and Isra Hassan, a post-CCT Perioperative Medicine Fellow at the University College of London Hospital she co-founded the Welsh Perioperative Medicine Society in 2018 which now has over 100 members, and to date has delivered two national conferences, Andrea Haren, perioperative medicine fellow at UCLH she worked with Guys and St Thomas' working with the POPS Clinic she is currently a locum consultant anaesthetist at St. Vincent's Hospital in Dublin and Pádraig Ó Scanaill, Locum Consultant Anaesthetist at the Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin.

In this week’s episode we are joined by Dr Fiona who shares with us her story from the very beginning. We discuss the many transitions she has taken from medical student to consultant radiologist to eventually becoming a VC founder and managing partner. Dr Fiona talks about the importance of leadership, network effects and the efforts clinicians should make to broaden their horizons. Tune in as we discover why she pursued an MBA and how we can only connect the dots in our careers when we look backwards.  Finally we spend some time discussing the regret minimisation mindset and why we should believe in ourselves when others don’t. Dr Fiona is the Founder & Managing Partner of Crista Galli Ventures, prior to investing in healthtech, she worked in the NHS in London as a radiologist at UCLH. Fiona has developed national health policy at the UK Department of Health as clinical advisor to Professor Sir Bruce Keogh and also worked as a management consultant. She holds a stellar academic record with over 20 awards, bursaries and scholarships. Fiona holds an MBA from London Business School and an MPH from London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. She is one of a select few doctors worldwide to be dual board certified in Radiology and Public Health. Dr Fiona Pathiraja: Linkedin | Twitter https://www.cristagalli.com/ Learn more about Scrubbed In: Twitter - @ScrubbedIn_ Instagram - @Scrubbedin_ Download the PodCases Mobile app Now - iOS (App Store) or Android (Google Play) PodCases lets you Step into the shoes of Doctors to experience medicine. Listen to high quality audio cases and reinforce your learning with interactive quizzes.  www.scrubbedin.co.uk Hello@scrubbedin.co.uk

"It's useful to reflect on what SNAP-2 EPICCS might offer us in the brave new world that we find ourselves in with Coronavirus" The 2nd Sprint National Anaesthesia Project: Epidemiology of Critical Care after Surgery (SNAP-2 - EPICCS) study launched in March 2017 around the UK. More than 2,200 investigators at more than 250 sites across the UK were signed up to take part. The observational study collected data on all patients undergoing inpatient surgery during a one-week period (21 March to 27 March) in UK NHS hospitals. What is the scale of the problem; when it comes to cancellation of inpatient surgery surgery, with a specific lens on critical care capacity? What about the value of higher levels of post operative care for high risk surgical patients? What are the essential ingredients for higher intensity post operative care? Also, learn about some of the organically developed solutions that have come around to capacity issues for high risk surgical patients in the NHS and overseas. As well as this hear how we might select patients to be admitted to higher levels of care; the methods that we might use for risk stratification of inpatient surgical patients and what we think the potential benefits of post operative high levels of care could be. Do we have any data to support the notion that critical care confers benefits on post surgical patients? The website is here: https://www.niaa-hsrc.org.uk/SNAP-2-EpiCCS More on SNAP-2 is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/what-is-snap-2/ Presented by Ramani Moonesinghe, OBE, Professor of Perioperative Medicine at University College London (UCL), Hon Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH.

This piece is a question and answer session with questions from the online audience. What do we think is the clinical care difference that having an elevated level of monitoring and more people around of all all sorts? Why is it good for our patients? As regards admissions to your campus care area; what criteria do you use? Do we need rapid critical care expansion in countries with very few beds? Could the enhanced care wards, in their approach, be compared with the post anaesthetic care unit? Would you cancel or postpone a cancer patient's operation, if not enhanced care or post operative critical care bed available? If you feel it is essential, if you feel the operation essential? Presented by Mike Grocott, Professor of Anaesthesia and Critical Care at the University of Southampton and Lee Fleisher, Emeritus Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania with Ramani Moonsinghe, Professor of Perioperative Medicine at University College London (UCL), Hon Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH, Mike Swart, Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Medicine at Torbay Hospital and advisor to the UK Department of Health for the Enhanced Recovery Programme and Anna Batchellor, trained in anaesthesia and Intensive Care Medicine (ICM) she works in Newcastle upon Tyne; past President of the Intensive Care Society, past Dean of the Faculty of ICM, past member of Council of the Royal College of Anaesthetists. She tried to retire in June 2016 and managed to spend a year working part time before being hijacked by the Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme.

It has been estimated that 10% of people who get covid-19 are still experiencing symptoms over 10 weeks later, and the common symptoms of long covid include fatigue, breathlessness, chest pain and ‘brain fog'. In this week's episode, we discuss the challenges of assessing long covid symptoms, especially chest pain, in primary care. As we still don't know enough about the trajectory of the disease, how can we balance the assumption that a patient's symptom is caused by long covid, as is likely to be the case the majority of the time, with the potential risk of missing a critical diagnosis, such as lung cancer? We talk about the importance of acknowledging and listening to our patients' worries about long-term symptoms, even in the face of uncertainty, when reassurance is difficult to give. We also learn about the English National Opera's new breathing and wellbeing programme, ENO Breathe, aimed at people recovering from covid-19. Our guests: Melissa Hightman is a respiratory consultant at UCLH, and the clinical lead for the trust's COVID follow-up service. Jenny Mollica is the director of ENO Baylis: the English National Opera's learning and participation programme, which now includes ENO Breathe.

What are the pros and cons of VC funding as a doctorpreneur? Dr Fiona Pathiraja was a Consultant Radiologist at UCLH and is now Founder and Managing Director of Crista Galli Ventures — a pan-European healthtech fund. She also holds an MBA and an MPH. We dive into her story, Venture Capital and she gives loads of valuable advice for doctorpreneurs. I hope you enjoy. Crista Galli Ventures: https://www.cristagalli.com You can find me on Twitter @MustafaSultan and subscribe to my newsletter on www.musty.io

In Londen heeft de mutatie van het coronavirus keihard om zich heen geslagen. Ziekenhuizen stroomden vol en konden het nét aan. Omdat deze variant zich ook snel verspreidt in Nederland, worden extra maatregelen aangekondigd, waaronder mogelijk een avondklok. Daarover spreken Roos Abelman en Donatello Piras uitgebreid met Marcel Levi, CEO van University College London Hospitals (UCLH) en daarmee verantwoordelijk voor 9 ziekenhuizen in de Britse hoofdstad. 'De avondklok is een soort bliksemafleider geworden in Nederland. Er wordt over bijna niets anders meer gepraat in de politiek en media. Terwijl er ook andere maatregelen zijn om mensen thuis te houden.'

Gehan Soosaipillai and Lina Pereira are members of the Transforming End of Life Care team, and have been embedded within the Lymphoma team at UCLH for the last 12 months. Will Townsend is a Lymphoma consultant and joins us for his third Bolus episode today. We focus on the topic of 'how can End of Life care be improved'? We discuss Advanced and Parallel care planning, Coordinate my Care, when to initiate Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussions, tips for effective communication and whether Haematology remains a speciality where the recognition and planning for appropriate end of life care still happens at too late a stage. This is the final episode in season 5, and with luck we'll be able to bring out season 6 relatively soon in the new year!

"It's useful to reflect on what SNAP-2 EPICCS might offer us in the brave new world that we find ourselves in with Coronavirus" The 2nd Sprint National Anaesthesia Project: Epidemiology of Critical Care after Surgery (SNAP-2 - EPICCS) study launched in March 2017 around the UK. More than 2,200 investigators at more than 250 sites across the UK were signed up to take part. The observational study collected data on all patients undergoing inpatient surgery during a one-week period (21 March to 27 March) in UK NHS hospitals. What is the scale of the problem; when it comes to cancellation of inpatient surgery surgery, with a specific lens on critical care capacity? What about the value of higher levels of post operative care for high risk surgical patients? What are the essential ingredients for higher intensity post operative care? Also, learn about some of the organically developed solutions that have come around to capacity issues for high risk surgical patients in the NHS and overseas. As well as this hear how we might select patients to be admitted to higher levels of care; the methods that we might use for risk stratification of inpatient surgical patients and what we think the potential benefits of post operative high levels of care could be. Do we have any data to support the notion that critical care confers benefits on post surgical patients? The website is here: https://www.niaa-hsrc.org.uk/SNAP-2-EpiCCS More on SNAP-2 is here: https://www.topmedtalk.com/what-is-snap-2/ Presented by Ramani Moonesinghe, Professor of Perioperative Medicine at University College London (UCL), Hon Consultant in Anaesthesia, UCLH.

Send us a Text Message.In episode 5 of 'A Clear Voice,'  we welcome back Prof Martin Birchall as he reflects, comments and shares his insights of COVID-19 six months on, the impact on individuals and laryngology as a whole as well as the future of laryngology post-COVID using new technologies. In this episode:1:43 Q1. Reflecting back on our previous episode, is there anything you would like to expand, comment or reflect on?3:04 Q2.  How have things changed at UCLH for you? 5:38 Q3. There are a couple of areas ENT focussed on, such as cancer and emergency operations, would you like to say a little about that? 7:10 Q4. How do you think the COVID pandemic will impact on laryngology and the patients we treat? 12:29 Q5. How do you think that new technologies are shaping the future of laryngology post-COVID?17:53 Take home message.Guest Bio:  Prof. Martin Birchall Prof Birchall is one of the leading academic Otolaryngologists in the world, one of the leading academic surgeons in Europe and an international figure in the field of translational regenerative medicine. His work is dedicated to the successful translation of innovative technologies, especially in the field of stem cells and regenerative medicine, with a focus on alleviating suffering and improving the quality of life for those with disorders of the head and neck, voice and swallowing. He aims to achieve these goals through forming partnerships with the very best scientists and surgeons in the appropriate fields. These multidisciplinary teams focus on clear therapeutic targets.He has supervised 9 PhD and 5 MD students, raised over £4 million in peer-reviewed grant money, including from MRC, NIH and the Wellcome Trust (nearly £2 million held presently) and has published 130 peer-reviewed scientific papers plus numerous reviews and reports. He is Director of UCL Partners ENT Programme and was named Morgan Stanley Briton of the Year in 2008.He is also a founding member of the BLA and immediate past president.Contact InformationVisit www.britishlaryngological.org or download BLA Connect from your app store for further information and details on becoming a BLA member.EmContact InformationVisit www.britishlaryngological.org or download BLA Connect from your app store for further information and details on becoming a BLA member.Register for Cutting Edge Laryngology 2024, 2-4 October 2024, at the Royal Society of Medicine London, here. Email: enquiries@britishlaryngological.org for any questions or topic suggestions you may have for future episodes. This show is brought to you by the BLA, you can follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram hosted by Natalie Watson @surgeonsinger produced and directed by Heather Pownall of Heather's Media Hub Ltd. The opinions of our host and guests are their own; The BLA does not endorse any individual viewpoints, given products or companies. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate, review and subscribe with the podcast provider of your choice.

Jeremy Brown is a Respiratory Consultant at UCLH, with an interest in the lung complications patients experience following chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation. We discuss the issues caused by Bacterial Pneumonia, PCP, Fungal infections like Aspergillosis, CMV, Lung GVHD, Organising Pneumonia and TB.

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